In a post-apocalyptic world, she was reborn and became the queen of the wilderness.

Go back to the previous day.

"Commander, we found Yuan Qianyi's body about 3km from the refuge point."

One kilometer further on, the bodies of the rest of the Yuan family were discovered.

Just as Zhou Zhou was reporting Yuan Hong's matter to Zhang Yiwen, Yue Tu hurriedly walked in from outside.

"Judging from the injuries, it was done by a different species, and more than one."

After finishing speaking in one breath, he took a deep breath and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Yuan Qianyi is dead too?"

Zhang Yiwen's hands, resting on his knees, tightened involuntarily. He frowned as he looked at Yue Tu and slowly said, "Yuan Hong is also dead. The autopsy results show... he died of anger."

The cause of death...

The more he thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed!

"To be...to die of anger? How is that possible?"

Yue Tu hadn't recovered from Yuan Qianyi's death when she was shocked by Yuan Hong's. "Given his character—"

He turned to look at Zhou Zhou halfway through his sentence, his eyebrows raised high, "Did you upset him?"

He knew that Zhou Zhou had always disliked the Yuan family.

But is Zhou Zhou really that good at angering people? Enough to make someone die of anger?

“I wasn’t angry with him! His death has nothing to do with me.”

Zhou Zhou hurriedly shook his head in denial, waved his hands frantically, and looked at Yue Tu with an innocent expression.

"I took him back to my residence, told Bai Lei and Fan An to guard the door, and then left."

When I saw him again, he was already dead.

After saying that, Zhou Zhou winked at Yue Tu and then glanced furtively at Zhang Yiwen.

Yue Tu and Xia Lu both turned to look at Zhang Yiwen.

So, every time Yuan Hong came to see the army commander, he seemed to be in a good mood, but in the end, he always left in a rage.

After so long, he must have accumulated a considerable amount of resentment and anger...

Zhang Yiwen noticed their gazes and was speechless for a moment, "..."

Does this mean that Yuan Hong was angered to death by him?

Pah, how could that be?

If he wanted Yuan Hong dead, he wouldn't have needed to get angry at all.

Zhou Zhou and the other two met Zhang Yiwen's speechless gaze, simultaneously raised their hands to touch their noses, and their eyes wandered elsewhere.

"Cough cough!"

Zhang Yiwen picked up the thermos next to him, took a sip of hot water, cleared his throat, and straightened his expression.

"Getting back to the main point, do you really think Yuan Hong died from a combination of qi and blood stagnation?"

Zhou and the other two shook their heads simultaneously.

Even if all the clues pointed to Yuan Hong dying of anger, they still wouldn't believe it.

"correct!"

Zhou Zhou suddenly realized something and said urgently, "My karate chop back then would have knocked Yuan Hong unconscious for at least an hour, and from the time I left until Bai Lei and the others found Yuan Hong dead, it was no more than half an hour!"

How could someone in a coma die from a sudden attack of blood and qi?

"If that's the case, then the cause of Yuan Hong's death is almost obvious."

Zhang Yi tapped his index finger lightly on the desk, looked up at Zhou Zhou and the other two, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"If Yuan Hong was assassinated, then..."

"That means we may have misunderstood Yuan Hong. The supplies were not transferred by the Yuan family, but by someone else."

Yue Tu took over the conversation, his face grave.

Since they were able to kill Yuan Hong right under their noses, it's not impossible for them to secretly transfer supplies right under their noses as well.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou and Xia Lu exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

How much skill does it take to steal so many supplies right under their noses?

"If Yuan Hong was killed by a mutant, then..."

"That means we need to strengthen our defenses."

Before Zhang Yi could finish speaking, Yue Tu interrupted him.

Especially the army commander.

The fact that this mutant could steal supplies silently and without leaving any clues, and even kill Yuan Hong, demonstrates its strength.

Their army commander, like Yuan Hong, was an ordinary person without any awakened superpowers.

Zhang Yiwen neither confirmed nor denied Yue Tu's speculation.

It is quite unbelievable that so many supplies could be stolen overnight, whether by humans or alien species.

But it's not impossible.

Apocalypse, mutation, superpowers...

These things that only happened in science fiction movies have come true in reality. What else is impossible?

Nowadays, he wouldn't be surprised if someone told him that Earth was going to explode tomorrow.

They might even believe the news is true.

"There's one more thing. When I took Yuan Hong back, the tiger that was always by his side wasn't in the house."

Zhou Zhou added, "According to Bai Lei and the others, it only returned after Yuan Hong died."

"Only Yuan Hong can command that tiger."

Yue Tu paced back and forth in the study, saying, "The only reason Yuan Hong would willingly transfer it is—"

"Let it protect Yuan Qianyi!!"

A thought flashed through Xia Lu's mind, and she blurted out, "Could it be that Yuan Hong knew all along that Yuan Qianyi would be in danger?"

"No, no, that's not the point."

Zhou Zhou patted his forehead, trying to string together the fragmented clues in his mind.

"Why do I feel like, regardless of whether these things were done by humans or other species, they seem to be targeting only the Yuan family?"

The stolen goods were from the Yuan family; the people killed were members of the Yuan family...

"This is not your imagination."

Zhang Yiwen confirmed Zhou Zhou's guess, then shook his head.

"But that's not the point. Whether they have a grudge against the Yuan family or not is irrelevant to us. Our focus is on finding out the whereabouts of the supplies from these deductions."

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he suddenly turned to Yue Tu and asked, "By the way, has Yuan Ting returned?"

"not yet."

Yue Tu shook his head and continued in a deep voice, "I have someone keeping an eye on her. If she comes back, we will bring her to see us as soon as possible."

"Well, keep the deaths of Yuan Hong and Yuan Qianyi a secret from the survivors for now. If anyone asks, just say they went to District Two."

"To make the act more convincing, find a few people with similar builds to Yuan Hong and his group and have them head towards District Two at night."

Upon hearing Zhang Yiwen's instructions, Yue Tu immediately nodded, "Understood."

He understood what Zhang Yiwen meant.

If the survivors knew that Yuan Hong had been silently killed by humans or aliens while under their guard, it would likely cause panic.

"Furthermore, we have sent people to investigate the place where Yuan Qianyi died, and his death was by no means an accident."

Zhang Yiwen continued to explain, and then asked Yue Tu, "Have the few remaining members of the Yuan family been driven out?"

"not yet."

"Let them stay for now. If they want to leave, don't stop them, just have someone keep an eye on them."

"it is good."

"Zhou Zhou, continue to have people guard Yuan Hong's residence. If there are no abnormalities within three days, then have them evacuated."

Zhou Zhou immediately agreed, "Yes!"

"Well, go make the arrangements!"

Zhang Yiwen waved to the three of them, and they left.

———??———

Across the street from a gas station in Shanghai, a truck is parked on the side of the road.

The fire in front of the vehicle was burning brightly.

"Ow~"

The little one, unusually well-behaved, squatted by the fire, silently drooling as he watched the juicy beef leg hanging above the fire.

The four little fireflies huddled together around the fire, closing their eyes to rest.

Nan Ruanruan sat behind them, hugging the electric cooker and continuing to eat the noodles she hadn't finished that morning.

Cars occasionally pass by on the roadside, and some even slow down and try to stop.

Perhaps they wanted to check if there was any gas left at the gas station, or perhaps they wanted to loot supplies.

But after seeing Xiao Huohuo and the others, they left quickly without any hesitation.

"Hiccup~"

Nan Ruanruan didn't even look up. After finishing her noodles, she drank a few sips of hot soup and let out a satisfied burp.

"Let's discuss this together, everyone."

After washing the pots and chopsticks, Nan Ruanruan put the pots back in the car and walked back to the fire to sit down.

Upon hearing her words, Xiao Huohuo and the others stood up, waiting for her to continue.

"Should we rest for a few days, or go directly to find the alien species to improve our strength?"

As Nan Ruanruan added a few more pieces of firewood to the fire, she asked Xiao Huohuo how many there were.

"I want to find a Type II variant to improve my strength," Tuanzi said first.

Huo Huo and Da Zang nodded in agreement.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Mimi's eyes, but she still nodded.

It may still not be able to find dark-type creatures, but it can help its owner and Huo Huo.

The little one ignored everything, his eyes and mind only on the juicy beef leg.

Nan Ruanruan didn't expect it to offer any opinions.

"Alright, then let's go find the alien species to improve our strength."

Nan Ruanruan made the final decision.

After making the decision, Nan Ruanruan took out a topographical map of the city.

The map shows a range of gently rolling hills along the current road.

Nan Ruanruan's gaze sharpened; this was it!

It's faster to attack the aliens' stronghold than to search for scattered alien species in the mirage.

'Roar--'

Just as Nan Ruanruan put the map away, a bear roar suddenly came from behind the gas station.

Immediately afterwards, darkness fell behind them.

"Mimi, Dark element!"

Nan Ruanruan stood up abruptly, her eyes shining as she looked towards the back of the gas station.

Mimi was equally excited, unable to contain herself, her body half-bent over, ready to rush out at any moment.